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Police early Wednesday arrested a man who was accused of...

December 29, 1994

Elgin — Police early Wednesday arrested a man who was accused of forcing his way into a woman's home in the 300 block of Bent Street and falling asleep on her couch. Lawrence Ervin, 24, of 629 Slade Ave., Elgin, was charged with criminal trespass to a residence and resisting arrest. The man allegedly began kicking on the door at 5 a.m., prompting the woman, who didn't know him, to open it, police said. The man reportedly walked past the woman and to the couch, where he laid down and slept. When officers arrived to arrest the man, he struggled with them, police said.